toy-building elements including various combinations of the following features: a top having a broad surface and at least one projection or ball-shaped coupler extending above the broad surface; an interior having contact surfaces that are accessible through an open bottom and are adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with an interconnectable projection or ball-shaped coupler on a second toy-building element; at least one sidewall including at least one groove for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with a tongue in a sidewall of another toy-building element; at least one sidewall including at least one tongue for effecting a releasable restraining engagement within a groove in a sidewall of still another toy-building element; and at least one sidewall including an axel-shaped or ball-shaped coupler for effecting a variably positional engagement with an interconnectable coupler in yet another toy-building element. These toy-building elements are combined with others to assemble person-like and vehicle-like toy figures.
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1. A combination of toy-building elements for a toy that includes a plurality of toy-building elements, the combination including a first toy-building element comprising:
sidewalls;
a top having a broad surface that extends toward the sidewalls and at least one projection extending above the broad surface;
an open bottom; and
an interior having contact surfaces that arc accessible through the open bottom and are for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with an interconnectable projection on a second toy-building element;
wherein at least one of the sidewalls includes a coupler for effecting a variably positional engagement with an interconnectable coupler in another toy-building element that can be variably positioned in relation to the first toy-building element when the coupler of the first toy-building element is engaged with said interconnectable coupler of said another toy-building element; and
a second toy building element, comprising:
a plate,
a projection that extends from the top of the plate for effecting said engagement with the interior contact surfaces of the first toy-building element;
a member that extends from the bottom of the plate; and
a pair of couplers that extend from opposite sides of the member for respectively effecting a variably positional engagement with an interconnectable coupler in a further toy-building element that can be variably positioned in relation to the second toy-building element when a said coupler of the second toy-building element is engaged with said interconnectable coupler of said further toy-building element;
wherein the lateral breadth of the member in at least the dimension in which the couplers extend is less than the lateral extension of the plate.
15. A combination of toy-building elements for assembling a person-like toy figure, comprising: a first toy-building element, a second toy-building element, a left-arm-shaped building element, a right-arm-shaped building element, a left-leg-shaped building element, a right-leg-shaped building element and a head-shaped toy-building element,
wherein the first toy-building element includes sidewalls; a top having a broad surface that extends toward the sidewalls and a projection extending above the broad surface; an open bottom; and an interior having contact surfaces that are accessible through the open bottom and are for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with an interconnectable projection on the second toy-building element;
wherein each of two oppositely disposed sidewalls of the first toy-building element includes a coupler for effecting a variably positional engagement with an interconnectable coupler in either of the arm-shaped building elements;
wherein the second toy-building element includes a plate; a projection that extends from the top of the plate for effecting said engagement with the interior contact surfaces of the first-recited toy-building element; a member of uniform lateral dimensions that extends from the bottom of the plate and a pair of couplers extending from opposite sides of the member for effecting a variably positional engagement with an interconnectable coupler in either of the leg-shaped toy-building elements;
wherein the lateral breadth of the member in at least the dimension in which the couplers extend is less than the lateral extension of the plate;
wherein the head-shaped toy-building element includes an open bottom and an interior having contact surfaces that are accessible through the open bottom and are for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with the projection on the first toy-building element;
wherein each of the arm-shaped toy-building elements includes a said interconnectable coupler for effecting said variably positional engagement with a said coupler of the first toy-building element; and
wherein each of the leg-shaped toy-building elements includes a said interconnectable coupler for effecting said variably positional engagement with a said coupler of the second toy-building element.
2. A combination of toy-building elements according to
3. The combination of toy-building elements according to
wherein the two yet other toy-building elements are shaped as left and right arms or legs and the two further toy-building elements are shaped as left and right legs.
4. The combination of said toy-building elements according to
wherein the head-shaped toy-building element includes a projection that extends from the top of the head; and
wherein headgear-shaped toy-building element includes an open bottom and an interior having contact surfaces that are accessible through the open bottom and are for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with the projection on the head-shaped toy-building element.
5. The combination of said toy-building elements according to
6. The combination of said toy-building elements according to
wherein at least one of the sidewalls of the first-toy-building element includes at least one groove for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with a tongue in a sidewall of yet another toy-building element;
wherein at least one of the sidewalls of the first toy-building element includes at least one said tongue that is for effecting a releasable restraining engagement within a said groove in a sidewall of still another toy-building element;
wherein one side of the third toy-building element includes at least one said groove and/or at least one said tongue for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with said at least one tongue and/or said at least one said groove in one sidewall of the first toy-building element;
wherein the side of the third toy-building element that is opposite said one side is an axel; and
wherein the propeller-shaped toy-building element includes a bore for enabling the propeller-shaped toy-building element to rotate about the axel.
7. A combination of toy-building elements according to
8. A combination of toy building elements according to
wherein at least one of the sidewalls of the first toy-building element includes at least one groove for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with a tongue in a sidewall of yet another toy-building element; and
wherein at least one of the sidewalls of the first toy-building element includes at least one said tongue that is for effecting a releasable restraining engagement within a said groove in a sidewall of still another toy-building element.
9. The combination of toy-building elements according to
wherein one side of the third toy-building element includes at least one said groove and/or at least one said tongue for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with said at least one tongue and/or said at least one said groove in one sidewall of the first toy-building element; and
wherein the side of the third toy-building element that is opposite said one side is an axel.
10. A combination of toy-building elements according to
wherein the distal portion of the coupler of the first building element is split longitudinally so that the thickness of the distal portion can be compressed enough to enable insertion of the distal portion through the entry opening of said interconnectable coupler of said further toy-building element.
11. A combination of toy-building elements according to
12. A combination of toy-building elements according to
13. A combination of toy-building elements according to
14. A combination of toy-building elements according to
16. A combination of toy-building elements according to
17. A combination of toy-building elements according to
wherein said at least one gap is dimensioned for effecting engagement with an interconnectable projection extending from a further toy-building element and thereby interconnect the left-and-right-leg-shaped toy-building elements with said further toy-building element.
18. A combination of toy-building elements according to
wherein said gap is dimensioned for effecting engagement with an interconnectable projection extending from a further toy-building element and thereby interconnect the feet of the left-and-right-leg-shaped toy-building elements with said further toy-building element.
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The present invention generally pertains to toy-building elements and is particularly directed to toy-building elements for use in assembling variably positional toys, in which one or more elements of the toy is variably positional in relation to another element of the toy.
The present invention provides a combination of toy-building elements for a toy that includes a plurality of toy-building elements, the combination including a first toy-building element comprising: sidewalls; a top having a broad surface that extends toward the sidewalls and at least one projection extending above the broad surface; an open bottom; and an interior having contact surfaces that are accessible through the open bottom and are for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with an interconnectable projection on a second toy-building element; wherein at least one of the sidewalls includes a coupler for effecting a variably positional engagement with an interconnectable coupler in another toy-building element that can be variably positioned in relation to the first toy-building element when the coupler of the first toy-building element is engaged with said interconnectable coupler of said another toy-building element; and a second toy building element, comprising: a body; and a late a projection that extends from the top of the plate for effecting said engagement with the interior contact surfaces of the first toy-building element; a member that extends from the bottom of the plate; and a pair of couplers that extend from opposite sides of the member for respectively effecting a variably positional engagement with an interconnectable coupler in a further toy-building element that can be variably positioned in relation to the second toy-building element when a said coupler of the second toy-building element is engaged with said interconnectable coupler of said further toy-building element; wherein the lateral breadth of the member in at least the dimension in which the couplers extend is less than the lateral extension of the plate.
Additional features of the present invention are described with reference to the detailed description of the preferred embodiments.
Referring to
The interior 16 has contact surfaces 21 that are accessible through the open bottom 15 and are adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with an interconnectable projection on a second toy-building element. In alternative embodiments (not shown) the interior contact surfaces are adapted for effecting releasable restraining engagements with a plurality of interconnectable projections on another toy-building element or on a combination of other toy building elements.
In the preferred embodiments, the projection 19 and the interior contact surfaces are configured as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,447,360 to Soren Christian Sorensen, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference. Other configurations may be used in other embodiments.
Each of two oppositely disposed sidewalls 12 includes at least one groove 23 and at least one tongue 24. Each groove 23 is adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with a tongue in a sidewall of another toy-building element; and each tongue 24 is adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with a groove in a sidewall of another toy-building element. In the preferred embodiments, the grooves 23 and the tongues 24 are configured as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,250,986 and 6,616,499 to Soren Christian Sorensen, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference. Other configurations may be used in other embodiments.
Each of the two oppositely disposed sidewalls 13 that do not include either a groove or a tongue includes an axel-shaped coupler 26 for effecting a variably positional engagement with an interconnectable coupler in another toy-building element, that can be variably positioned in relation to the toy-building element 10 when the axel-shaped coupler 26 of the toy-building element 10 is engaged with the interconnectable coupler of the other toy-building element. Examples of toy-building elements that include couplers that are interconnectable with the axel-shaped coupler 26 are shown in
In the preferred embodiment, each axel-shaped coupler 26 includes a distal portion 27 having an uncompressed thickness that is larger than an entry opening of the interconnectable coupler of the other toy-building element. The distal portion 27 of the axel-shaped coupler 26 is split longitudinally so that the thickness of the distal portion 27 can be compressed enough to enable insertion of the distal portion 27 through the entry opening of the interconnectable coupler of the other toy-building element. In other embodiments, the axel-shaped couplers 26 do not necessarily have a split distal portion.
Referring to
The projection 35 is adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with the interior contact surfaces 21 of either of the toy-building elements 10 and 12 shown in
In the preferred embodiment, the plate 34 is coextensive with the bottom side 15 of each of the toy-building elements 10, 30 shown in
The member 36 that extends from the bottom of the plate 34 includes a pair of axel-shaped couplers 38, which extend from opposite sides of the member 36. Each coupler 38 is adapted for effecting a variably positional engagement with an interconnectable coupler in another toy-building element that can be variably positioned in relation to the toy-building element 32 when the axel-shaped coupler 38 of the toy-building element 30 is engaged with the interconnectable coupler of the other toy-building element. In the preferred embodiment, the axel-shaped couplers 38 are of the same configuration as the axel-shaped couplers 26 of the toy-buildings elements 10, 20 of
The top of the head-shaped toy-building element 48 includes a projection 54 that is adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with the interior contact surfaces of a headwear-shaped toy-building element, such as shown in
Each of the headwear-shaped toy-building elements 60, 61, 62 of
The toy-building element 10 is combined with the toy-building element 32 by engaging the projection 35 that extends from the top of the plate 34 of the toy-building element 32 with the interior contact surfaces 21 of the toy-building element 10.
The right-arm-shaped toy-building element 40 is combined with the toy-building element 10 by engaging the opening 42 in the right-arm-shaped toy-building element 40 with one axel-shaped coupler 26 of the toy-building element 10. The left-arm-shaped toy-building element 43 is combined with the toy-building element 10 by engaging the opening in the left-arm-shaped toy-building element 40 with the other axel-shaped coupler 26 of the toy-building element 10. Upon effecting such engagements, each of the arm-shaped toy-building elements 40, 43 can be variably positioned individually in relation to the toy-building element 10 by rotating the respective arm-shaped toy-building elements 40, 43 about the axel 26.
The right-leg-shaped toy-building element 44 is combined with the toy-building element 32 by engaging the opening 46 in the right-leg-shaped toy-building element 44 with one axel-shaped coupler 38 of the toy-building element 32. The left-leg-shaped toy-building element 47 is combined with the toy-building element 32 by engaging the opening in the left-leg-shaped toy-building element 47 with the other axel-shaped coupler 38 of the toy-building element 32. Upon effecting such engagements, each of the leg-shaped toy-building elements 44, 47 can be variably positioned individually in relation to the toy-building element 32 by rotating the respective leg-shaped toy-building elements 44, 47 about the axel 38.
The toy-building element 10 is combined with the head-shaped toy-building element 48 by engaging the projection 19 that extends from the top of the toy-building element 10 with the interior contact surfaces 52 of the head-shaped toy-building element 48.
The cap-shaped toy-building element 56 is combined with the head-shaped toy-building element 48 by engaging the projection 54 that extends from the top of the head-shaped toy-building element 48 with the interior contact surfaces 58 of the cap-shaped toy-building element 56.
Referring to
Each gap 68, 69, 70 is dimensioned for effecting engagement with an interconnectable projection that extends from a further toy-building element, such as described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,447,360, to thereby interconnect the two leg-shaped toy-building elements 44, 47 with the further toy-building element. The upper gap 68 is located for engaging the projection from such a further toy-building element when the two leg-shaped toy-building elements 44, 47 are rotated forward in order to dispose the person-like toy
Referring to
The gap 74 is dimensioned for effecting engagement with an interconnectable projection 76 extending from a further toy-building element 77, as shown in
In alternative embodiments, the backs and/or bottoms of the leg-shaped toy-building elements are not contoured to define such gaps between the respective leg and/or feet portions thereof.
A propeller-shaped toy-building element 79, as shown in
Referring to
Referring to
In an embodiment in which the vehicle-like toy
In some embodiments (not shown), vehicle-like toy figures are assembled without the toy-building 90, 92 having the couplers extending from one sidewall thereof.
In some embodiments (not shown), much more complex vehicle-like toy figures that include at least one toy-building element 10 are assembled to include various types of toy-building elements in addition to those described herein.
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring again to
Referring to
The interior 116 has contact surfaces 121 that are accessible through the open bottom 115 and are adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with an interconnectable projection on another toy-building element. In the preferred embodiments, the interior contact surfaces are configured as described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,447,360. Other configurations may be used in other embodiments.
Each of sidewalls 112 includes at least one groove 123 and at least one tongue 124. Each groove 123 is adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with a tongue in a sidewall of another toy-building element; and each tongue 124 is adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with a groove in a sidewall of another toy-building element. In the preferred embodiments, the grooves 123 and the tongues 124 are configured as described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,250,986 and 6,616,499. Other configurations may be used in other embodiments. Also, in other embodiments, some of the sidewalls do not necessarily include tongues and grooves, provided that at least one sidewall includes a groove and at least one sidewall includes a tongue that is interconnectable with the groove. In other embodiments, one or more of the sidewalls may include a coupler or an interconnectable coupler, such as described hereinabove.
The ball-shaped coupler 119 of the toy-building element 110 also may be utilized to combine the toy-building element 110 with any one of the above described toy-building elements 10, 30, 77, 88, 90, 92 that has an open bottom; and an interior having contact surfaces that are accessible through the open bottom and are adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with the ball-shaped coupler 119 of the toy-building element 110 so that the one toy-building element 10, 30, 77, 88, 90, 92 can be variably positioned at different three-dimensional angles in relation to a vertical axis of the toy-building element 110 when the ball-shaped coupler 119 of the toy-building element 110 is engaged with the interior contact surfaces of the one toy-building element 10, 30, 77, 88, 92. The range of different three-dimensional angles is dependent upon the length of the neck 120 that extends the ball-shaped coupler 119 away from the top broad surface 118.
Referring to
The second component 132 also includes a top having a broad surface 136 that extends toward the sidewalls 112 and a projection 138 that extends above the broad surface 136. The first component 130 also includes an open bottom 140 and interior contact surfaces 142 that are accessible through the open bottom 140 and are adapted for effecting a releasable restraining engagement with the projection 138 on the second component 132.
Referring to
In some embodiments (not shown) ball-shaped couplers are substituted for the axel-shaped couplers 26 in the toy-building element 10 of
In some embodiments (not shown) ball-shaped couplers are substituted for the projection 19 from the top 14 of the toy-building element 10 of
In some embodiments, one or more couplers may be included in a sidewall that includes at least one groove and/or at least one tongue.
In still other embodiments the various features of the different embodiments described herein are combined with one another to the extent that they are not incompatible with each other.
Preferably, the various toy-building elements described herein are manufactured by injection molding, although other manufacturing processes can be utilized.
Some of the toy-building elements described above that are not claimed herein are the subjects of other patents or patent applications.
The benefits specifically stated herein do not necessarily apply to every conceivable embodiment of the present invention. Further, such stated benefits of the present invention are only examples and should not be construed as the only benefits of the present invention.
While the above description contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the present invention, but rather as examples of the preferred embodiments described herein. Other variations are possible and the scope of the present invention should be determined not by the embodiments described herein but rather by the claims and their legal equivalents.
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